The Grok AI tool on Elon Musk’s X will no longer be able to undress pictures of real people, the company has announced. “We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis,” said a statement. “This restriction applies to […]
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As Donald Trump fights for control of arctic Greenland, is he losing at the other end of the world and leaving it open for rivals like China? While US designs on Greenland are entirely deliberate, withdrawal of influence in Antarctica appears to be accidental. Proposed cuts to climate-related research – which covers much of what
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Four astronauts are buckling up for an unexpected return from the International Space Station (ISS) after one of them suffered a “serious medical condition”. It’s the first time in its 25-year history that a mission is being cut short due to such an incident. NASA will not say which of the four astronauts is affected
Police have shared footage of a burglar who repeatedly fell while trying to escape from a break-in on social media. Andrew Pickering, 50, crashed to the ground several times as the ladder he was using gave way from under him during a raid at a petrol station in County Durham. Pickering, from Marx Crescent, Stanley,
Ministers have confirmed those already awaiting trial may lose their right to have their case heard by a jury – in a major escalation in the battle over the future of the justice system. Weeks after Justice Secretary David Lammy declared the measures would not be retrospective, the courts minister Sarah Sackman has doubled down
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When South East Water (SEW) is in the news, the headlines do not generally make for comfortable reading. While the water and sewerage industry and its regulators have little to cheer about, this water-only supplier is now facing calls to be nationalised – such is the strength of feeling over performance as it grapples with
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A teenage boy accused of plotting a terror attack on nearby synagogues was arrested in his uniform and wrote that some people at his school “should be shot,” a court has heard. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, is accused of plotting terrorist attacks, including on a synagogue in Newcastle, after
Footage of the moment a container ship smashed into an oil tanker off the coast of East Yorkshire has been shown in court. Russian captain Vladimir Motin, 59, was the only watch on duty when his container ship, the Solong, collided with the anchored US tanker Stena Immaculate near the Humber Estuary last March, causing
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AI could become a “weapon of mass destruction of jobs” if urgent action is not taken, according to London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan. Speaking at the annual London government dinner at Mansion House this evening, Sir Sadiq will argue that London must actively shape the AI revolution to protect jobs, boost productivity and safeguard the
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Three Palestine Action hunger strikers have ended their 73-day action after they claimed a key demand was met. On Wednesday, Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi and Lewie Chiaramello announced their decision to end their hunger strikes as Elbit Systems UK failed to win a government contract. Prisoners for Palestine said that Elbit Systems had lost out
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